{"id":277267,"date":"2026-02-02T19:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/277267\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:01:07","slug":"helena-bonham-carter-caitriona-balfe-emma-laird-join-the-housekeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/277267\/","title":{"rendered":"Helena Bonham Carter, Caitriona Balfe, Emma Laird Join The Housekeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cThe Housekeeper,\u201d the evocative romance that fictionalises the inspiration behind Daphne du Maurier\u2019s \u201cRebecca\u201d and was first announced by Variety in 2024<\/a>, is gearing up to start production. <\/p>\n

\n\tBAFTA winner and Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter<\/a> (\u201cThe Crown,\u201d \u201cOne Life\u201d), BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee Caitr\u00edona Balfe (\u201cBelfast,\u201d \u201cFord v Ferrari\u201d), and fast-rising star Emma Laird<\/a> (\u201cThe Brutalist,\u201d \u201c28 Years Later\u201d) have joined show alongside the already announced two-time Oscar winner Anthony Hopkin (\u201cThe Father,\u201d \u201cThe Silence of the Lambs\u201d). Previously attached stars Uma Thurman and Phoebe Dynevor are no longer appearing.<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by multi-award-winning filmmaker Sir Richard Eyre (\u201cThe Children Act,\u201d \u201cNotes on a Scandal,\u201d \u201cIris\u201d) and written by acclaimed bestselling author Dame Rose Tremain, \u201cThe Housekeeper\u201d is based on her own short story and forthcoming novel scheduled to be published by Penguin Random House UK and Harper Collins US in the fall of 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tSet against the wild, brooding landscape of Cornwall, the story centers on Danni (Balfe), the housekeeper at Manderville Hall, a grand historic house owned by the wealthy and widowed Lord Grenville-Whithers (Hopkins). When the young writer Daphne du Maurier (Laird) arrives, Danni is drawn into a clandestine and intoxicating affair. For one, it is an all-consuming love; for the other, an awakening of long-suppressed desires. Their fragile secret threatens to unravel under the watchful gaze of Adelaide (Bonham Carter), Lord Grenville-Whithers\u2019 calculating niece.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRose Tremain has written a brilliant screenplay which is dark and surprising and mysterious, and we look forward to making a film which lives up to its promise,\u201d said Eyre.<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers on the film are Julia Taylor-Stanley for Artemis Films, Kevin Loader for Embankment, and Herbert L. Kloiber for Night Train Media. Night Train Media has boarded the project as producer and principal financier. The Munich and London-based company will oversee global exploitation working with Embankment Films, who handle global sales. Additional finance was provided by Head Gear Films, M2 Mediapost, FireFrame Studios and Screen Cornwall. Executive producers are Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films, and James Copp for Night Train Media.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAssembling a cast of such calibre speaks to the power of Rose\u2019s storytelling, and to Richard\u2019s standing amongst the great British directors,\u201d said Taylor-Stanley. \u201cWe are excited to be working with our talent on bringing this compelling story to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdded Kloiber: \u201cThe Housekeeper promises audiences an intoxicating blend of passion, elegance, and emotional truth, brought to life through Rose Tremain\u2019s exquisite writing and Richard Eyre\u2019s masterful direction.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Housekeeper,\u201d the evocative romance that fictionalises the inspiration behind Daphne du Maurier\u2019s \u201cRebecca\u201d and was first announced…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[70314,67227,67382,93,25169,61,60,270],"class_list":["post-277267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-anthony-hopkins","tag-caitriona-balfe","tag-emma-laird","tag-entertainment","tag-helena-bonham-carter","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}